A researcher seeking an organic basis for schizophrenia would be well – advised to investigate the role of:

Related Mcqs:

1. A researcher has children watch 30 minutes of violent television, and then counts the number of times they hit each other afterward in a one-hour play period as a measure of aggression. The researcher causes aggression, however this conclusion may be invalid because:

   A. all children are prone to aggressive behavior
   B. it is unethical to force children to watch violent television
   C. there was no control group
   D. aggression wasn’t operationally defined

2. The researcher may choose cooperation or conflict as his basis for collecting:

   A. Documents
   B. Data
   C. Figures
   D. None

3. In answering multiple-choice test items smart test-takers are best advised to:

   A. choose “C” when they don’t know the answer
   B. recall the correct answer to each before reading the alternative answer
   C. carefully imagine how each of the alternative answer might be correct
   D. None

4. Longitudinal researches investigate ____________?

   A. Behavior through times as subject age
   B. Behavior of different ages are compared
   C. None of these
   D. Both A. and B.

5. in the traditional learning experiment, the effect of practice on performance is investigate(d) performance is the ______________ variable.

   A. independent
   B. extraneous
   C. dependent
   D. control

6. To investigate the effects of a particular study of method on student performance two different methods are tried, each with a different group of subjects. I fondly the experimenter know which method is under investigation, the procedure being used in described as:

   A. double-blind
   B. single-blind
   C. self-fulfilling prophesy
   D. representative sampling

7. In my experiment I am going to investigate how sleep affects anxiety. The number of hours of sleep the subjects have been called the _________________variable.

   A. control
   B. experiential
   C. dependent
   D. independent

8. What does cognitive psychology investigate?

   A. Observable behaviour
   B. Interaction with others
   C. The unconscious mind
   D. Thought

9. Schizophrenia is most commonly found in:

   A. adolescents
   B. young adults
   C. the middle aged
   D. the elderly

10. In general schizophrenia is characterized by:

    A. rapid and unpredictable changes in emotion
    B. delusions of persecution and somatic complaints
    C. blunted or in appropriate emotions and withdrawal
    D. high levels of anxiety coupled with a lack of conscience